| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Leuciscidae | Miniellus alborus | (Hubbs & Raney) | 1947 | Whitemouth Shiner |
Miniellus alborus
Unique Characters: Unpigmented lips and mouth. Upper iris of eye usually has red pigment. Body divided by a jagged-edged lateral stripe, which terminates as a wedge on caudal peduncle. The black stripe continues around the snout but not on the lips; “nose” is white when looked at “head-on”. No dark stripe on back. Snout rounded and mouth horizontal. Complete lateral line. Breast entirely scaled. Anal fin base with little pigment. Breeding coloration absent.
Similar Species:
Cape Fear Shiner
Miniellus mekistocholas
Cape Fear Shiner Miniellus mekistocholas. Black stripe on side but not on snout. Black pigment on both lips. Thin dark stripe on back. No red pigment in iris. Pointed snout. Long, coiled black gut.
Swallowtail Shiner
Miniellus procne
Swallowtail Shiner Miniellus procne. Thin dark predorsal stripe with black “smudge” at origin of dorsal fin. Black stripe on side but not on snout. Some pigment on upper lip. No red pigment in iris. Breast almost entirely naked. Pointed snout. Anal fin base well pigmented.
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